The Modular Engagement Transporter (M.E.T.) is modeled on the NASA Modular Equipment Transporter used on the Apollo Moon missions to document the surface of the Moon. The M.E.T., referred to as the "rickshaw" by the astronauts, was a cart outfitted with pneumatic tires that carried geological tools, cameras, and sample cases on the lunar surface.

The Floating Lab Collective recreated this device to explore the surfaces of our own planet that have become alien to us; specifically areas such as BP’s Oil Spill along the Gulf of Mexico, the Mountain Top Removal sites of Appalachia or even our own communities and neighborhoods, that through an alienating culture and society, have lost their sense of public space and solidarity.

The MET is a mobile, cart like device, outfitted with 4 digital cameras, 2 projectors, speakers, video cameras, a backdrop, a pull out table and chairs coated in chalk board paint for planning and drafting, as well as extra compartments and storage for any items or equipment specific to certain projects. These compartments will also serve as giant pinhole camera. The MET is thus a compounded tool that uses alien aesthetics, as well as artistic equipment to allow for an interesting and revealing encounter with ones community and landscape.

The MET made its first expedition in Louisville, KY, in collaboration with and funding from the University of Louisville.

Students used the MET to explore several social change initiatives within their own community. Using the system of power, fulcrum and weight as a metaphor for social change, students explored what was the power behind these community actions, the fulcrum which made this change possible, and the weight they were fighting against. The result is a series of portraits, drawings and diagrams based on the encounters.